geosmin

[化] 二甲萘烷醇

发音

UK /d͡ʒiːˈɒz.mɪn/
US /d͡ʒiˈɑz.mɪn/

词形变化

geosmins 复数 geosmins

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bacterial derivative of decahydronaphthalene that has a strong earthy smell and is the material responsible for petrichor and for the earthy taste of beetroot.

    可数 不可数 化学

词源

From Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth”) + ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) + -in. Coined by American biochemist Nancy N. Gerber and French-American biologist Hubert A. Lechevalier in 1965.

来源：wiktionary